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First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $746M invested in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 9

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 35

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 117 → 122 (+5)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $737M → $746M (+$8.7M)

3.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.66% → 57.96% (-3.7%)

Holders
122
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.27%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
15
Increased
57
Reduced
35
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.98M
2
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
+$8.19M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$6.66M
4
LA
LVW Advisors
New York
+$5.21M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.86M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$8.99M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$7.92M
3
FAM
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
-$7.4M
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$5.13M
5
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$5.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFG
26
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$5.13M +$585K +12,062 +13%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.92M +$1.07M +22,032 +28%
LNC
28
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$4.1M +$95.1K +1,960 +2%
AI
29
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.2M +$100K +2,064 +3%
SI
30
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$3.17M +$2.65M +54,675 +501%
IH
31
IFC Holdings
Florida
$3.16M -$605K -12,478 -16%
AA
32
Alesco Advisors
New York
$2.98M -$1.56M -32,175 -34%
First Trust Advisors
33
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.95M -$22.4K -462 -0.8%
WEC
34
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$2.93M +$299K +6,158 +11%
FHC
35
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.85M -$54.5K -1,123 -2%
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.59M -$103K -2,130 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.56M +$368K +7,577 +17%
Bank of Montreal
38
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.43M +$259K +5,335 +12%
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.34M -$1.32M -27,197 -36%
FCM
40
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.17M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.14M +$728K +15,013 +51%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.96M +$138K +2,844 +8%
WA
43
WESPAC Advisors
California
$1.91M +$735K +15,150 +62%
TAM
44
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$1.79M – – –
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.69M +$823K +16,960 +95%
RCM
46
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.6M – – –
Baird Financial Group
47
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.5M -$1.25M -25,733 -45%
SAM
48
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1.49M -$417K -8,590 -22%
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.48M +$459K +9,464 +45%
PFS
50
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.48M +$16.7K +345 +1%
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FTSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

122 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $746M — up 1.2% from $737M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FTSL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.98M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.99M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF (FTSL) as of Q2 2017, up from 117 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $746M of First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.98M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.